Milla, my neighbours are so used to seeing me in PJs and house coat that they get a shock when I am in day clothes. But it's my choice and I love it. Besides PJs are easier to wear and wash.

Ha HA, ditto, I wish I could go to my day job in PJ, with cat prints,
XO XO

Lilian, actually that didn't quite happen. Too much cleaning up to do once the door was opened and fixed to prevent us being jammed in again.

Yes we do get periods of ferocious rains. The thing that really makes them worse is the building of towns and cities that block off the rainwater runoff paths. Darn high rises.

Steven, the power loss is the main problem. Fortunately we do have a gas stove and can put our gas heater back in if the outage is too long. Pete designed and built a emergency light many years ago (long before they went commercial - a missed opportunity for him!) and that gives 7 hours of light.

We are on rain water tanks and can hook into the system between the tank and pump, filling up buckets. But all hard work. So having electricity this time was fantastic.

Everyone seems to underestimate the force of water. Every year people drown in these conditions. No one ever seems to learn or listen.

You have it all figured out. The only thing I can do is buy and install a generator and overall it's not worth the expense.

Yes mam! I didn't get much done though. Had to clean up the mess of wet mat and wood shavings once we were released from captivity.

I love walnuts. The office I used to work in was next door to an old Hobart building. In fact the two walnut trees in there were heritage listed.

We would all wait with baited breath until the walnuts started falling onto our carport roof. Then it was a race between our yard man and the gang of sulpher crested cockatoos to see who would get the nuts!

I love storms! We don't get many lightning and thunder ones down here. Up on the mainland, we would sit on the veranda wine in hand, vigorous classical music playing and watch the lightning.

Good Morning Helen,

That is so funny, you have naughty birds taking the walnuts. I have Cindy my Rottweiler lady of 12 who sneaks out and steals them.
I do not mind storms but she does, thunder and lightning really frighten her the same as the fireworks in the valley at the end of the year.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Thanks Sue. The owner of this house is a good friend. He insists the problem was the door swelling. Well the immediate result was caused by that but only because the house keeps moving up and down and the varnish on the bottom edge of the door was scratched, allowing water to get in.

However, the veranda door (no wood included) is very heavy to push now. I stand by my idea that the pile foundations are inadequate. They passed council when the house was built but wouldn't get close now.

Fortunately this hasn't happened before and things should sink back to normal soon.

We need rain in NSW up north out west. 2012 at 850 meters above sea level I needed my surfboard. 150 meters down our street. When the flood finished everybody was running around the trees picking up Murray Cod.

It's a strange feeling being locked in. We do have a balcony but it is facing down a slope. I didn't look forward to the prospect of trying to get out that way!

In 1974 my wife and I had to get out of our 14-month-old home with two children under 4 years of age. We rowed around our house for two days in a little boat dragging rubbish back out to Oxley creek behind us.

I had to fiddle with this one. The image I wanted wouldn't adjust to the header image space.

I had the cat sleeping in my face last night as the weather did disturb her. I hate anything in my fact!

I phoned my friend in Hobart. She didn't get too much trouble. However her elderly neighbour phoned and asked her what the noise was. Immediately following that, was a bright flash and soon after a crack of thunder. Upon hearing this the old gal said I must get off the phone.

We had a chuckle at this as she was on her mobile!

Has it sunk under the Bass Straight yet?

Not yet. I am sending a message to some of my friends to fill a few buckets and send them up to Tamworth. They are so dry they are having a storm as well but it is a dust storm. Windy here in Tenterfield so we are keeping the fire going all day.
Tom.

I have another message down below. I was going to hose the garden this afternoon but the wind will blow it next door.

When I lived in outback Queensland, it was the dust that blew next door. The garden went without water.

Mike, never will sink. But is surely confused.

Mike, all I seem to be doing is catching up on stuff. I am way behind on the Super Challenge. I really do have so much to do.

And here I thought retirement would be easier. I just seem to get busier!

I thought I'd get bored in retirement then I found WA! What a blessing!

Well it is still raining and a bit windy. Apparently the weather is to get worse again. But at least we should be able to get out the door!